UN Troops Battle Katanga Police in Elisabethville Clash
Katangan police ignore cease fire orders and attack UN forces with machine guns and mortars in Elisabethville. Seven UN soldiers wounded, eight civilians hurt as fighting intensifies and UN forces recapture the gendarmerie HQ in a rapid mop up. Tshombe denied fleeing as he claimed UN troops provoked the action.
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Avalanche-Journal News Services
Eopoldville
United Nations
Elisabethville
Red Cross
Katanga
U.S
Washington
Moise Tshombe
Tshombe
John Latz
New York City
Shelby Smith Named Maid of Cotton at Memphis Pageant
Shelby Smith of Albuquerque New Mexico was named the new Maid of Cotton in Memphis Tennessee Friday night. First alternate Becky Bentley of Thorsby Alabama and second alternate Cynthia Thomas of Memphis were among the five finalists. Susan Elliott of Lubbock Texas and Barbara Lundell of Long Beach California appeared among the finalists.
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Shelby Smith
Albuquerque
N.M
Maid of Cotton
Memphis
Becky Bentley
Thorsby, Ala
Cynthia Thomas
Medicare Education Bills Face New Kennedy Proposals
President Kennedy and Health Education and Welfare Secretary Celebrezze outlined changes to Medicare and education aid for 1963 and potential inclusion of private insurance as an option. The plan would keep core structures while adding four to five days of work for finalizing the H E W budget for fiscal 1964. The administration also aims at federal grants to public secondary schools college loans and teacher salary aid with a budget higher than this year’s 5 086 836 000.
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Alm Beach
Congress
Kennedy
Sec. of Health, Education
Befare
Anthony J. Celebrezze
Celebrezze
Senate
Jacob Javits
R-Ny
30 Killed in Dominican Clashes Near Haitian Border
Dominican military forces clashed Friday with armed peasants in Palma Sola, a southern region near the Haitian border. Early reports claimed about 30 dead including Gen. Miguel Rodriguez Reyes, with rebels possibly tied to late dictator Trujillo’s police. Diplomatic circles said the fight was not linked to the Dec 20 election while Bosch was winning. Unconfirmed word noted 673 rebels captured as clashes erupted during Bosch’s U.S. holiday visit.
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Santo Domingo
API
Palma Sola
Dominican Republic
Miguel Rodriguez Reyes
Rafael L. Trujillo
Washington
Juan Bosch
Trujillo
Bosch
United States
Tax revenue loss from Cuban ransom may reach $20 million
The U S government faces a projected tax revenue loss up to twenty million dollars over three years due to the Cuban ransom for 1113 Bay of Pigs prisoners. Mitchell Rogovin of the IRS estimates the loss from deducting wholesale value of donated goods, with corporate tax at 52 percent.
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Ashington
United States
Cuba
Treasury
Mitchell Rogovin
Internal Revenue Service
Rogovin
Internal Revenue
Atty
Robert F. Kennedy
Castro halts release of relatives of Cuban invaders
Fidel Castro abruptly stopped the release of relatives of Cuban invasion prisoners, sharply dampening exiles in Miami and Havana. The Swiss Embassy official in Havana cited no reason, while about 1,000 Cubans gathered outside the embassy seeking exit. President Kennedy planned to visit Miami to review 1,113 members of Invasion Brigade 2506 and their ransomed aid.
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Cuban Families Committee
Hearing Set On County Check Signing Dispute
A 9 a.m. December hearing in 72nd District Court will decide who may sign county checks. The suit by Lubbock National Bank targets County Treasurer Jane Reiger, county commissioners, County Judge Bill Davis, County Auditor Royal Furgeson, and the county and district clerks over disbursement authority. Judge Lindsey issued a temporary order allowing Reiger’s signature on December 1 checks while other checks may be issued without her signature.
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72Nd District Court
Lubbock National Bank
Jane Rieger
Lindsey
Reiger
Pilot Dies In Dutch Plane Crash At Rotterdam
A British DC-4 trying to land too low struck a dike in Rotterdam and somersaulted killing the pilot and injuring three crew members. Fifteen other persons, including 14 passengers, escaped unharmed.
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Rotterdam
UPI
Albuquerque girl Shelby Smith named maid of cotton
Shelby Smith of Albuquerque wins the state maid of cotton title becoming the first from New Mexico to hold the honor. The 22 year old biology graduate student at the University of New Mexico will appear at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas and then travel to New York for wardrobe fittings.
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United Press International
Emphis
Tenn
Shelby Smith
Albuquerque
Howard W. Smith
University of New Mexico
Lubbock
Ascotton
Shelby
Dallas
Penne Percy
Waco
Tex
Susan Elliott
Barbara Lundell
Long Beach
Calif
New York
Skybolt test claims clash over missile success
Conflicting reports arise after Skybolt launch at Cape Canaveral. Air Force touts high success while Pentagon sources say the test was flawed. Initial data suggested miss distance of about 100 miles. later figures place it on course 957 miles but omits a nose cone, causing burn up. officials delay pictures and recheck telemetry.
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UPI
Skybolt
Air Force
Cape Canaveral
Pentagon
Earth
Defense Department
Latin Gag Quint Birth Story Hoax In Cordoba
A false report claiming quintuplets were born near Cordoba caused a local flap on Innocent Saint's Day. A caller identifying as a doctor said the mother and four girls and a boy were being moved to a city hospital, but authorities and locals dismissed the tale as a hoax by noon.
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Argentina
Mayo Sanatorium
Simbolar
Cordoba
Wedding Jokes Highlight Column Wit in Society Page
A humorous wedding caption mocks traditional roles, portraying a groom who shifts from pleasing to ruling his choices. The quip appears in a light editorial voice within the society notes.
Prayer of Humility and Charity to Guide Daily Life
A reflective plea for divine aid to reject greed and prejudice. The anonymous author asks God to transform vanity into goodness and to live as a shining light for others and for the Divine.
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Earth
European Winter Toll Rises Across Continent
Snow and cold grip Europe for a sixth day as the death toll tops 400 with 137 Britons killed in traffic and rail accidents. Alarming conditions persist from the Alps to Spain. temperatures plunge, relief in Portugal but subfreezing across France. eight die in Belgium and sixteen in Switzerland. Helicopters aid stranded motorists while storms lash regions from Assisi to Sicily.
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Scilly Isles
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Italy
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Switzerland
Holland
Morton Woman Dies in Wreck at Intersection
Mary Julia Barnhill a 72 year old Morton resident was killed Friday morning when her car collided with Royce Hess on the Quaker Avenue and 4th Street intersection. Barnhill died at the scene and funeral services are pending at Singleton Funeral Home.
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Morton
4Th St
Quaker Ave
Mary Julia Barnhill
George McCloskey
Singleton Funeral Home
Barnhill
Royce Franklin Hess
New Deal
Hess
Lubbock
Friends
Last Chance To View Yule Winners In City Lighting
Final opportunity to see the two exterior winners in the Home Christmas Lighting Contest. Lights will be turned off tonight at the Benton Teal home 2107 Ave T winner of first place in the North of 34th Street Exterior Division and grand prize and at Miss Carol O Connell 4310 42nd St winner of first place in the South of 34th Street Exterior Division.
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Ave. T
34Th Street
Carol O'Connell
42Nd St
Weather Map Page 3 B Forecast for Lubbock Area
Fair and cooler weather expected with a high near 30 degrees. This morning’s low around 28 degrees. Winds from the northwest at 15 to 25 mph this afternoon.
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Lubbock
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